chapter 27 go home

Eilir couldn't hold back anymore, tears gleaming in her eyes as she choked up, "Atius, don't lie to me, are my parents really still alive?"
Atius nodded, "Tomorrow, I'll accompany you to see for yourself."
Eilir silently wept, too moved to speak.
As she had said, she had never experienced the familial affection that a family brings in these past twenty or so years.
But that didn't mean Eilir didn't yearn for it.
That night, Eilir tossed and turned in bed.
Nidawi, snuggled in her...